Bacterial Pathogens in FoodWaterborne Disease
The Pediatric Bulletin
Myrna R. Nieves, MD FAAP
http://home.coqui.net/myrna/food.htm (10/03/04)
SHIGELLA
Shigella spp. were the second most common cause of bacterial foodborne illnesses reported by the CDC from 1983 to 1987 and the leading cause in bacterial waterborne outbreaks during 1986 to 1992 in the US. There are four species: Shigella dysenteriae, Shigella flexneri, Shigella boydii, and Shigella sonnei. Although this pathogen has been reported in contaminated food and water, the principal mode of transmission is person-to-person contact…
